Dusseldorf vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	629K	4.84M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 34% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2278th and 312th ($1861 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 26th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Sydney

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	Dusseldorf	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$18951

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754